The Advocacy and Stigma of Type 1 Diabetes
The Advocacy and Stigma of Type 1 Diabetes School of Public Health. She's a trained physician from India and her interest in global health focuses primarily on childhood diabetes, specifically on improving access to care in low- and middle-income countries. In this episode, Dr. Apoorva Gomber shares her own experience with type 1 diabetes and how it drove her to become involved with type one diabetes advocacy. She discusses the importance of patient advocacy, and she offers tips to better advocate for yourself as a type 1 diabetes patient. Dr. Gomber also highlights the issues with healthcare access for individuals with diabetes, and what steps are being taken to address these barriers to care. Podcasting from Dallas, Texas I'm Shireen. And this is the Yumlish Podcast. Yumlish is working to empower you to take charge of your health through diet and exercise and reduce the risk of chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. We hope to share a unique perspecti...